John Kerry is accusing President George Bush of hiding plans to call up large numbers of reservists for active duty in Iraq until after the November 2 elections.
"He won't tell us that day-by-day we're running out of soldiers and that we're now resorting to a backdoor draft from our reservists and our National Guard," Kerry said at a campaign stop in Albuquerque on Friday.
"He won't tell us what congressional leaders are saying -- that this administration is planning another substantial call-up of reservists and guard units immediately after the election."
Though White House officials and Republicans are vehemently denying the charges, Representative John Murtha, a Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee, earlier said he had learned from Pentagon officials of plans to call up large numbers of military guards and reserves, including members of the rarely activated "individual ready reserves."
The charge came after a top Kerry aide disclosed a change in the campaign's tactics - a decision to hammer away on Iraq after earlier vowing to keep the focus on the economy.
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